by Kaelyn Barron
Prepping for a job interview can be stressful. It feels like there are a million things to think about: what to wear, what to bring, and, most importantly, what to say. But if you know what to expect, you can walk confidently into any office and focus on making a...
by Kaelyn Barron
You feel your knees start to shake as you approach the podium. Your mouth is suddenly dry and you struggle to remember your opening lines, which you spent hours perfecting the night before. You look out at the crowd of indistinguishable faces and when you finally try...
by Kaelyn Barron
A memorable protagonist is the key to any great narrative. If your readers don’t feel invested in your main character, it’s unlikely they’ll feel invested in the rest of your story. But take care not to confuse “protagonist” with “hero”—the best protagonists are just...
by Kaelyn Barron
If you’re not using em dashes in your writing, you’re missing out on a very versatile punctuation that can replace commas, parentheses, or colons—not to mention they look pretty cool, too. Longer than an en dash and three times longer than a hyphen, the em dash (—) is...
by Kaelyn Barron |
Do you ever find yourself suddenly struck by a bolt of inspiration while sipping your morning coffee, taking the subway to work, or watching your children play in the backyard? You see or feel something that you’d love to put into words, but when you reach for a...
